MedTerm Ch03

Bones (combining form)

oste/o

Bone Marrow (combining form)

myel/o

Cartilage (combining form)

chondr/o

Joints (combining form)

arthr/o

Ligaments (combining form)

ligament/o

synovial membrane or synovial fluid (combining form)

synovi/o

bursa (combining form)

burs/o

crooked, bent, stiff (combining form)

ankyl/o

rib (combining form)

cost/o

bent, hump (combining form)

kyph/o

curve, swayback, bent (combining form)

lord/o

lumbar, lower back

lumb/o

spinal cord, bone marrow (combining form)

myel/o

curved, bent (combining form)

scoli/o

vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone (combining form)

spondyl/o

to bind, tie together (suffix)

-desis

A newborn’s skeleton begins as fragile membranes and cartilage, but after three months it starts turning into bone in a process called?

ossification

tough, fibrous tissue that forms the outermost covering of bone

periosteum

the dense, hard, and very strong bone that forms the protective outer layer of bones

compact bone

is porous, making it lighter and weaker than compact bone

spongy bone

the major bones of the arms and legs, including the femur and humerus, are examples of?

long bones

pertaining to the inner section

medullary

central cavity located in the shaft of long bones, where it is surrounded by compact bone. It is here that red and yellow bone marrow are stored.

medullary cavity

tissue that lines the medullary cavity

endosteum

located within the spongy bone, is a hematopoietic tissue that manufactures red blood cells, hemoglobin, white blood cells, and thrombocytes.

red bone marrow

means pertaining to the formation of blood cells

hematopoietic

functions as a fat storage area. composed chiefly of fat cells and is located in the medullary cavity of long bones.

yellow bone marrow

the smooth, rubbery, blue-white connective tissue that acts as a shock absorber between bones.

cartilage

the curved, fibrous cartilage found in some joints, such as the knee and the temporomandibular joint of the jaw.

meniscus

the shaft of a long bone

diaphysis

the wider ends of long bones

epiphyses

an opening in a bone through which blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass

foramen

a normal projection on the surface of a bone that most commonly serves as an attachment point for a muscle or tendon

process

joints are also known as

articulations

joint with inflexible layers of dense connective tissue, holds the bones tightly together.

fibrous joints